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Chapter 1396 - 1036: Equivalent of Life

Chapter 1396: Chapter 1036: Equivalent of Life

If she doesn’t comply now and instead decides to rebel by heeding Su Yu’s words, not only will she fail to change anything, but she may also lead to Su Yu losing his life right here with her.

Su Yu, upon hearing Ma Ziye’s words, was stunned, gazing at her. He couldn’t believe that Ma Ziye was willingly sacrificing herself to confront the "Nothingness." Otherwise, her face would not reveal such a sorrowful expression; she was being forced.

"I understand..." Su Yu took a deep breath, looking in all directions at the countless gods, shrouded in darkness. He understood why Ma Ziye would say such a thing; she knew resistance was futile and was afraid of dragging him down.

"Ziye, don’t worry. I’ll take you away from here right now. These gods, although numerous, do not intimidate me in the least..."

Having said that, Su Yu opened his mouth, revealing a set of pearly white teeth. The energy of a whole universe, what level of power could it unleash? He had never truly tested it; at most, he had only ever released the solar energy of about ten Milky Way galaxies; beyond that, his body would begin to feel unable to withstand it. But this did not mean that ten galaxies were his limit.

After these words, Su Yu strode forward toward Ma Ziye, with energy starting to radiate from his body. He wanted to show Ziye that his power was more than enough to protect her.

Ma Ziye, listening to Su Yu, was somewhat dumbstruck, watching him.

Su Yu too had become a true god. But how could he alone face these countless deities?

"No, Su Yu, you..." Ma Ziye wanted to say more, but Su Yu suddenly erupted in rage, shouting, "You just need to believe in me, that’s enough, Ziye. Can’t you trust me just this once? Today, either we die together here or we leave this place alive, together. If we put in the effort, nothing is impossible—" As he spoke, he outstretched his hand.

Su Yu’s roar stunned Ma Ziye. Her tears welled up once again as she watched him, listening to his roar, as all her concerns, her consideration for the greater good, the salvation of the universe, the role of a savior—all of it crumbled away, leaving only Su Yu in her heart, ready to break free from here with him.

Finally, Ma Ziye extended her hand, and their hands grasped each other tightly, each feeling the warmth of the other’s palm. In that moment, Ma Ziye suddenly no longer felt alone, nor afraid. With Su Yu by her side, there was nothing in this world left to fear.

The Ice Mask Saint Lord did not stop Ma Ziye but stood there, stunned, watching as their hands clung tightly, watching as they looked into each other’s eyes, and saw on Ma Ziye’s face an expression of unprecedented happiness and satisfaction. The Ice Mask Saint Lord let out a deep sigh.

Ma Ziye’s past life had been as the 72nd Generation Saint Lord, who in the eyes of the Ice Mask Saint Lord was the greatest, the one she respected and adored the most, like her mentor, just like her mother. Privately, she hoped that the reincarnation of the 72nd Generation Saint Lord could find happiness. However, what she remembered more vividly were the final words and commands of the 72nd Generation Saint Lord before her self-dissolution and reincarnation.

She must fulfill the wishes of the 72nd Generation Saint Lord. "Nothingness" must be eradicated. That was the mission for which their lineage was created. They could not escape it; it was also the destiny of Ma Ziye.

Albeit, it would be a tragic fate.

As Ma Ziye and Su Yu’s palms gripped tightly together, from all directions, countless gods inhaled softly. Then, the formations of these deities began to subtly shift, and a strange aura slowly spread out.

"You few, protect Xian Cui," instructed Lu Yubo in a low voice, while secretly signaling to Xian Cui, "Remember to deploy the ’Myriad Manifestation Treasure’ for protection."

With Xian Cui’s modest strength, Lu Yubo had to remind her as the situation had suddenly become delicate. Although for gods like Lu Yubo, a deity as obscure as Su Yu was hardly worth noting, Ma Ziye was a different case.

In Ma Ziye’s past life, she was the most distinguished 72nd Generation Saint of the mysterious "Candle of Life heritage." Now, as Ice Saint Lord and others arrived here to confront "Nothingness," clearly, the current Ma Ziye should have been able to unleash the power of the 72nd Generation Saint. To the powers of the 72nd Generation Saint of "Candle of Life heritage," which was the most prominent in history, even the gods, do not dare to underestimate.

Chasel, among the gods, was staring intently at Lu Yubo, hoping for more chaos, the better, so that he might take advantage of the confusion to attack Lu Yubo.

"Ziye, are you afraid?" Su Yu smiled, looking at the terrifying aura that was slowly sweeping over from all sides, blocked tightly in all directions, layer upon layer of dense breaths, making escape an utter impossibility.

"Um, with you here, I’m not afraid." Ma Ziye held onto Su Yu’s hand tightly, feeling at peace for the first time in her heart. She never had any grand ambitions, never thought of being sung about by others, let alone being any savior. All along, she did everything just for Su Yu. Her greatest aspiration was only to stay by Su Yu’s side, and the reason she always strived to improve was merely to catch up with Su Yu a little bit, to be worthy of standing by his side and fighting together, just like now.

A representative from the Diyalisos Divine Clan, a middle-aged man who looked both handsome and noble, with a slightly darkened expression, looked at the Ice Saint Lord and said, "Your Excellency, what shall we do now?"

He did not want to act rashly, instead, he pushed this tricky issue over to Ice Saint Lord to see how she would handle it before making a decision.

The other major God Clans or factions, looking to Diyalisos Divine Clan as their lead, remained silent at this moment, only continuing to seal off the space on all sides, preventing them from escaping.

Less than a day remained before "Nothingness" seeped out from the dark rift, and once "Nothingness" came through, not even the seals could hold it back. All the universe’s catastrophes would begin, so they must resolve this issue before then.

Ice Saint Lord had been gazing at Ma Ziye in a daze, and after a long while, she sighed deeply, "How should I explain this to the gods, how should I... explain to the 72nd Generation..."

Ma Ziye hung her head low, the only one she felt she had let down was Ice Saint Lord, and in a low voice she said, "Saint Lord, I’m sorry... I... I violated the promise I once made to you, but... but I really don’t want to die, I... I am not that great, even though you always said I am the reincarnation of the 72nd Generation Saint, but... but I truly don’t possess the greatness of the 72nd Generation... My greatest aspiration is only... only to be with the one I love, to be able to... to be like this... sorry, I’m so sorry... Saint Lord..."

Ice Saint Lord looked at Ma Ziye, then at Su Yu, and sighed, "Is personal emotion really that important? Compared to the lives of countless beings in the universe, what does personal gain or loss amount to? Moreover, if we don’t stop ’Nothingness,’ once it expands, the entire universe will be destroyed, including me, including you... If the place to live is gone... all creatures will not survive. Have you ever considered this?"

Ma Ziye trembled slightly all over, clearly struggling internally, while Su Yu tightly grasped her trembling hand and said in a deep voice, "Dealing with ’Nothingness’ doesn’t necessarily require the sacrifice of Ziye’s life, aren’t there better ways than this? Everything in the world has its counterbalance, I do not believe that there is no other way besides this one."

Ice Saint Lord snorted coldly, "Easy for you to say, countless wise and holy beings have failed, do you think you can find a way? If you could deal with ’Nothingness,’ we naturally would not have to resort to this extreme measure. Young man, can you do it?" Ice Saint Lord’s words were filled with contempt and anger—if it wasn’t for Su Yu’s sudden appearance, causing Ma Ziye to change her mind, they wouldn’t be in this embarrassing situation.

Su Yu was taken aback. He had once used the Giant Will to come into contact with that terrifying, motley, viscous substance deep within the dark rift, barely guessing that this was a complete life form; he knew nothing more. It was said that even the energy of the Star Ancestor could be easily and instantly devoured by it. Although Su Yu suspected there might be a way to deal with "Nothingness," it did not mean he currently had the power to do so.

Faced with the contempt and disdain from Ice Saint Lord, Su Yu was somewhat speechless, and then shook his head, "In my eyes, the lives and death of countless creatures or the universe are not necessarily more important than Ziye’s life. Your thoughts are all too grand; I cannot compare. My own thoughts are very selfish; I care only about my own family, my friends... The only thing I can be sure of is that Ziye should not be sacrificed for something like the universe, to deal with ’Nothingness.’ You great divine beings, have you ever thought that Ziye, she is also a living being, she also has the right to choose, why should she sacrifice herself to fulfill some so-called salvation? None of you has the right to force her—"

Su Yu said this, reached out his hand, and pointed at Ice Saint Lord, at the representative of Diyalisos Divine Clan, at all the true gods.

"Hmph— " The representative of Diyalisos Divine Clan let out a cold laugh, the Red-haired Giant of Tiantan God Race burst into loud laughter, "Ignorant junior god, with roots gone, how can the leaves survive? If all great universes are destroyed, even we gods cannot escape death, and the inheritance cannot continue. For your so-called emotion, for your selfish desires, you want to drag countless beings down with you, such a creature... deserves death—"

Suddenly roaring and glaring at Su Yu, the Red-haired Giant of Tiantan God Race was getting impatient. If it weren’t for Su Yu’s sudden interference, the matter might have already been resolved.

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